Slang word of the day: tl;dr

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tl;dr

• acronym for "too long; didn't read." Used to convey one's disinterest in reading some portion of text online.

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• acronym for "too long; didn't read." Used to preface a summary of preceding or subsequent text, for the benefit of those who don't want to read the entire thing.

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  TL;DR: Hollywood needs to do a better job of portraying the mentally ill. Also, what's the deal with airline food?
  
  -- "Nerdgasm: 'Shutter' crap", Daily Titan (Cal State Fullerton), Ashleigh Johnson, March 01 2010

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)